Former India batsman Aakash Chopra congratulated Pakistani skipper Babar Azam on becoming the fastest captain in T20I history to score 1000 runs. During his half-century against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2021 match in Dubai on Friday, Azam achieved the milestone.
Azam broke the previous record of 30 innings set by Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who reached the milestone in 26 innings. Earlier this year, the Pakistan captain became the fastest batsman in T20I cricket history to score 2000 runs. Azam reached the milestone in 52 innings, eclipsing Kohli, who took 56 innings to reach the mark.
“During his innings, Babar Azam became the fastest to 1000 T20I runs as a captain. The earlier record was held by Virat Kohli. Azam seems to be chasing Kohli. Whatever record Kohli creates, Babar Azam comes from behind and overtakes it! He’s brilliant and was like a glue in the run chase.” he said
Mohammad Rizwan
“The good thing (for Azam) is that someone or the other keeps scoring at a swift pace at the other end. Mohammad Rizwan got out early for a change but Fakhar Zaman came in and started playing his shots right away. After Fakhar lost his rhythm, Babar accelerated.” he added
Pakistan went off the rails when Azam fired. In the 19th over, Asif Ali (25* off 7) smashed four sixes to seal victory for his team. Aakash Chopra
Despite winning three of its first three T20 World Cup 2021 games, Hasan Ali’s form has been a source of concern for Pakistan. In the three matches, Ali’s stats were 2/44, 0/26, and 1/38.
In his final over against Afghanistan, which was the 18th of the innings, Ali was hammered for one six and two fours. On the other side, Pakistan went on to win by five wickets.
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